linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] kbuild: Add wilddt function instead of listing dtbs

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Date:   Mon, 21 Jan 2019 16:16:55 +0000
From:   Leonard Crestez <leonard.crestez@....com>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>
CC:     Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>, Shawn Guo <shawnguo@...nel.org>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam@....com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Aisheng Dong <aisheng.dong@....com>,
        Leo Li <leoyang.li@....com>,
        "linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] kbuild: Add wilddt function instead of listing dtbs

On 1/7/2019 9:31 PM, Leonard Crestez wrote:
> The dts makefiles go through a lot of pointless churn when boards are
> added. Many SOCs (such as imx) have very simple naming conventions for
> all boards using a certain chip and board listings can be easily
> collapsed using wildcards.
> 
> Add a "wilddt" function and use it for imx6/7/8 and layerscape. This can
> be applied to many other soc families later.
> 
> Previously sent as RFC: https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1022737/

Any feedback? This should be reviewed by kbuild and arm-soc

I think this is a worthwhile cleanup, are there any corner cases or more 
exotic setup I should try in order to validate this series?

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Regards,
Leonard